Prevention of transfusion derived RBC antibody in females of child bearing age and with that the protection of the child from antibodies during pregnancy.
Challenges in the transfusion of multi-transfused (β-thalassemia) Patients à prevention for transfusion derived antibodies Or safety of blood components, etc
Biography/Background:
Hans Vrielink was educated at the University of Amsterdam in Medicine and wrote his thesis (1996) on the ‘Laboratory diagnosis of viruses transmitted by blood transfusion’. He works since 1985 as transfusion and apheresis medicine specialist at Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, the national blood transfusion service in the Netherlands. He has published many articles and chapters in internationally recognized journals and books. Hans Vrielink is initiator of (inter)national courses in the field of apheresis for physicians and nurses and trained since 2013 almost 1,000 apheresis physicians and nurses.
Presently, Hans Vrielink serves as senior consultant of Sanquin Consulting Services and of the Unit of Transfusion Medicine of Sanquin Blood Supply. He is involved in training and advising organisations and governments in low and middle income countries in blood banking, transfusion medicine and apheresis all over the world.
Besides his work at Sanquin Blood Supply, Hans Vrielink is international JACIE / FACT inspector. Hans Vrielink is involved in many international associations, for instance as past- president of the World Apheresis Association and of the European Society for Hemapheresis, and active in various ISBT working parties.
Research Interest: Transfusion medicine, Apheresis medicine. Blood banking
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Faculty of Health Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Penang Branch Bertam Campus Pesiaran Pendidikan Bertam Perdana, Persiaran Perindustrian Bertam Perdana, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang MALAYSIA
